| Show GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago Dec i Trade in wheat was wall wallery ery very active acUe over a somewhat narrow w wrange range A slight alight Improvement In tn cables and a marked falling off in i northwestern tem receipts started better prices Inloes The coun COUntry try t ry demand d was aA very vet good and ani most of the hi buying orders orden seemed to be for tor long profits rather than t n for scalping The in fv the St Lou Louis market wa was particularly helpful The worlds world total M visible 1 ible increase of i J W bushels hal Md little ittie effect on the market A good strength tr developing in corn added to the bullish wheat and prices ad advanced adan an ed well Late in the th Ion now sow low ver T Ir long wheat in hi great quantities was wu wasI I poured into Irto the pit and aad though taken up by b bulls bulla depressed the mar ket t materially December opened steady ranged between 13 73 and 1 74 in and closed dOlled ea eay v fic c lower at t 33 23 May ay opened unchanged ranged between 18 11 2 and anel 7 and amI closed dosed easy Mc kwa at Corn Com ore was dull and weak wk the That Ont two hours of ot trade wIle wheat eat W was wu ing leg Cables wr wet lower lowet a ad d there was considerable Later the wheat advance made the short nervous aad and on the t of a strong each ch d maad d many ran to cover The n advance was waa sharp barp and decisive ive an prices p ees readied tee the UK high highest h hui est eat for ui the crop ro On tile the rise leg ng caused a reaction December dosed closed firm inn Vic up at 3 63 G May a cLoset cloned strong t r c higher at H Oats Oat followed corn and aad showed allowed strength in the latter part art rt of 01 the session oa lishing a new record for fat May ay That option closed firm c Up at 43 43 Pra were w re heavy vy early on large receipts but the decline e was wall moderate Trad was rather r dull duD Later there was w s some open selling by large lal e packers and prices sagged ned January Ja pork pok and aDd lard closed cl d 26 D cents cent lower and ribs IS lb down d wn The leading futures ranged d as follows 1 Wheat No o 2 i iI I Open I 1 High J Low I Close Cle Clee Dec e 74 7 17 I 13 72 May a 78 71 1 1 Corn No 2 I Open i High J r Low I dote Close Dee Dec I j 63 11 I IM May M 66 If July lU 1 r 31 63 Oats No NoI I Open ope I High I 1 Low Lo J Close iw Dec I 42 May G July 39 I Ni NiMe I L Me Moss Pork Per Barrel l lI I 2 Open I Sip I Low Lew I Close CINe 3 Mn Yn 1607 tt 7 11 UM May l 45 1650 HD 1632 lV 1117 lA Pounds s sI I Oi pen Open en I 1 High I Low L w I Close Clos Dec Dee I I 37 31 L Jan lan 1958 LI 47 1 ti IG K t S May Yay i 9 W 93 I 12 4 42 12 Short Per Pounds I I j Low Loii I Q Cl o oJan M ss Jan 1 32 J I 8 a sa I SH UZ s lay lAay SC I 8 48 3 1137 Cash Cah quotations q were as follows f ws Flour FJ Firm No 1 I 13 72 j No 2 I red 74 ii Corn N 2 14 84 No S 2 yellow How 4 Oats Oa No 2 2 44 No 2 white No 3 white Rye No 2 CL II Barley Fair to choice malting maIling 63 Flax Seed No 1 I 1 No 1 north northwestern western 19 Lit Timothy Prime peed d sed Mess leu Pork Per Barrel m no III Short lease too S1 u Shoulders Dry salted f boxed 77 Short Clear B x d LN it 7 Whisky Basis ef of high wine 13 gra grads I Ree I Ship Flour barrels 41 Wheat bushels Is Corn too Oats ats bushels I 1000 Rye e bushels bu 2100 2000 I Barley bu IO |
